Darwin Frigate Retires After Career Of 33 Years
December 12 2017
The Royal Australian Navy has decommissioned the frigate Darwin after more than three decades of service, reports the Australian Dept. of Defense.
The Darwin formally left service during a Dec. 9 ceremony at her homeport of Garden Island, Sydney.
Since being commissioned in 1984, the frigate steamed more than 1 million nautical miles, visited more than 50 countries and participated in operations in the Middle East, East Timor and the Solomon Islands, the Defense Dept. said. ...
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